Faye, Flitter and Star
were all born on a dairy.
They are infertile females,
so they can't have babies.
If you can't have babies, you can't make milk,
which means they're considered disposable.
And I just had to rescue them and bring them to my farm,
where they could be released,
and be free to roam and enjoy life
and just get to be cows.
- We're almost home, guys.
Moon's happy.
Faye, Flitter and Star
were nervous about arriving in a new place.
But Star and Flitter were very eager
to get off of the truck.
Whereas Faye was definitely not excited.
- Here we go.
- Good job. Woo-hoo!
That was a success.
Our mission is to take in and help as many abused,
neglected, and abandoned animals as possible.
There are currently 124 animals here,
on the last head count.
They're pretty much intermingled.
So all the different species hang out together,
which is really nice.
When they first arrive,
they go into a 30-day quarantine,
just to make sure that they're absolutely
100 percent healthy.
We call it quiet time,
because it sounds nicer.
- Yay!
Their first experience here with bottles
was a really meaningful one.
I've never seen animals more happy.
As each day went by, the bond got a lot stronger,
to where now they are attached at the hip
and they don't like to be far away
from each other at all.
The girls have spent the last 30 days in the barn,
so now they're ready to move outside
to a fenced area.
But they're still gonna be separate
from the rest of the animals.
They'll get to see and have meet-and-greets through the fence
for another 30 days or so,
and then they can comfortably join the group.
They're introduced slowly to more animals
that they hadn't met before.
So it's nice to see the way
they interact with other critters
here on the farm. Because ultimately,
this is gonna be their family.
In their previous situation, these three little girl calves
were in isolation.
Having them here to be able to cuddle together
was really nice, to be able to provide that for them.
- Wheeeeeeeee! Wheeeeee! [laughing]
- Wheeeeeeeee!
They definitely have formed a pecking order.
Star is the leader of the group.
Flitter is very loving, and wanted to be pet
and snuggled at night.
Faye was very apprehensive
and a little scared and shy.
She's learning slowly but surely
that she has no reason to be shy or scared anymore.
The three girls have been in quarantine
for 60 days total. Now they're healthy enough
to join the rest of the animals on the farm.
Today's the last bottle, really, before
they become full, total cows.
- Yay!
Giving them their last bottle today
is hard, to be honest.
It's bittersweet, but it's exciting
that they've made it.
With a release like what we're
about to do, what I'll do is play it by ear
and let the animals feel their way through it.
If they prefer to do it one at a time,
then we can do it that way.
Or if they want to go as a group,
that always works, too. It depends on the animals.
I try to let them stay within their comfort level.
- There you go, sweet girl.
It's a bit cold today, so
Faye is wearing her scarf to stay warm.
Plus it's very calming for her.
- It's gonna be fine. Don't worry.
It's hard to say how each one of the girls
will react. I predict Flitter will do very well.
Star, she's very confident.
So I don't anticipate any problem with Star.
Faye might need a little extra coddling
on the way out of the gate. She's often the last one
to do anything.
I know the other animals on the farm
are going to be interested in the girls being released.
Because this is a big event here.
- Here we go, Flitter.
As I expected, Flitter was definitely
confident in her cow skin.
She got right out of the gate
and was experiencing it, and taking it all in,
and very happy about it.
And to my surprise,
Faye went second. - Yay!
Faye is actually going off
on her own a little bit, which I am shocked.
Because I thought she would be the follower.
But she's actually leading now, and wandering off on her own,
which is very exciting.
Seeing the cows run like that,
and frolic in the pastures,
is the ultimate indication of bliss.
I mean, they are happy.
- Moo.
I'm very excited for them.
Faye, Flitter, and Star's life from here on out,
they just get to explore, and get to grow up
and live a happy, healthy, free life.